The Bug

So how have we been getting around New Zealand's South Island? Well, on North Island we rented a car and stayed at lovely B&Bs. But for South Island, we thought we'd try using camper vans since we'd heard it was a great way to see more remote parts of the island and to have the "freedom to sleep around", which is how the slogan of our rental company goes. That said, Kevin has noticed that I get a great deal of camper envy in the parks. You see, our little bug just consists of a bed and a sink. At night, we roll out the cushions which creates the bed. But there are loads of campers with all the trimmings and some that are the same size of ours but with loads more headroom. Anyway, that said, we've grown rather attached to our Bug which you can see by the pictures is painted with an assortment of insects. When we drive down the streets, little kids point and get really excited. I didn't realise our camper would be so much an eyesore, but we definitely can pick it out amongst all the many camper vans that park at the sites. Luckily, since it's the size of a Hi-Ace van or an 10 person people carrier, it's rather easy to drive.